“There is no sin except stupidity.”
Zdroj: The Critic as Artist (1891), Part II
Oscar Wilde: Citáty anglicky
Oscar Wilde byl dramatik, prozaik a básník. Citáty anglicky.Oscar Wilde: 1320 citátů19638 lajků
“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”
Zdroj: The Soul of Man Under Socialism, and Selected Critical Prose
“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.”
The Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, edited by Alvin Redman (1954)
Oscar Wilde An Ideal Husband
Lord Goring, Act I
Varianta: The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Zdroj: An Ideal Husband (1895)
“The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Miss Prism, Act II
Zdroj: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
Oscar Wilde kniha Obraz Doriana Graye
Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde kniha Obraz Doriana Graye
Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde kniha Obraz Doriana Graye
Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
Oscar Wilde kniha Obraz Doriana Graye
Zdroj: The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Only the shallow know themselves.”
Oscar Wilde kniha Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Oscar Wilde kniha Obraz Doriana Graye
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Varianta: All art is immoral.